Posts Tagged ‘AIGA SF’

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom honors
The Urban Forest Project

Monday, February 1st, 2010

After a week of rain, the sunny Saturday afternoon of January 23rd brought together a diverse group of designers, artists, high school students and business and civic leaders, along with residents from the Bayview community in San Francisco to celebrate the environment, education and public arts. The event, at the Bayview Opera House, was a sneak preview for The Urban Forest Project San Francisco, an exciting environmental, public arts and educational initiative being launched in celebration of Earth Day this year. Ed Reiskin, Director of the Department of Public Works, presented a proclamation for the project on behalf of Mayor Gavin Newsom.

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Design Ignites Change chosen as an
AIGA cause/affect award winner

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

cause/affect is a biennial graphic design competition which celebrates the work of designers and organizations who set out to positively impact our society. Design Ignites Change has been awarded first place in the Education category.

All of the winning work is currently on display at the AIGA SF Gallery through August 7th and on the cause/affect website.